
Aprile Rickert
Southern Indiana ReporterAprile is LPM's Southern Indiana reporter. Rickert comes to LPM from the News and Tribune in Southern Indiana, where she covered crime and courts as a senior reporter. A New Albany native, she spent nearly two decades in Louisville before recently moving back across the river to Jeffersonville.
Email Aprile at arickert@lpm.org.
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The Southern Indiana Pride Festival returns to downtown Jeffersonville this weekend. Event founder Evan Stoner said it’s meant to promote the area as a place where kindness and diversity thrive.
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A man accused of shooting and being shot by a New Albany officer during a pursuit Tuesday was released from the hospital. The officer remained in fair condition as of Wednesday afternoon.
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The owner of the former Colgate-Palmolive property in south Clarksville has asked for mediation in the now federal case involving the town’s attempts to take the property and its iconic clock by eminent domain. In court filings, the owner said they are still working to redevelop the property, including revitalizing space for an Aloft Hotel.
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The Clark County prosecutor has determined no criminal charges will be filed against Jeffersonville, Indiana police officers who fatally shot a man at an apartment complex in March.
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The New Albany City Council has given the green light to help fund rehabilitation of the historic Elsby building into a boutique hotel.
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Joshua Dale Kepley was found dead in his cell Thursday morning. He was arrested Wednesday after police who treated him for an overdose learned he had outstanding warrants. Police say Kepley was treated at a local hospital and cleared to go to jail.
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The Indiana Supreme court has upheld a life without parole sentence for a man convicted of killing his ex-girlfriend in Jeffersonville and mutilating her body nearly a decade ago.
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A Southern Indiana teen arrested last year and accused of firing shots at a police chief’s house has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge.
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A civil case involving former New Albany police officer Adam Schneider could be headed toward a settlement in the coming months.
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Former Clark County Democratic party chair and county clerk candidate Christopher J. Coyle is facing felony charges related to last year’s election.